About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 5461
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52117
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 719th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-05-29
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neustadt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Frankenfels
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°11'N, 15°05'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ypps/Donau
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 09:57
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolden, Russell H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Caldwell, Floyd B. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Cooley, Edward S. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Fergus, George T. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Fox, Harold | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Kervin, James R. M. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Littlejohn, George F. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Robinson, Foss H. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Truemper, Joe B. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Walker, Donald | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
How to cite
DAACDA – Downed Allied Air Crew Database Austria, edited by Nicole-Melanie Goll, Georg Hoffmann and Peter Andorfer, Vienna 2025 (https://daacda.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/a-00227.html)